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Date:      Fri, 25 Sep 2015 08:11:57 -0500
From:      Graham Allan <allan@physics.umn.edu>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: zfs performance degradation
Message-ID:  <5605481D.10902@physics.umn.edu>
In-Reply-To: <6498A090-A2A2-4580-A148-2BCBF68BF2BF@kraus-haus.org>
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On 9/24/2015 7:58 PM, Paul Kraus wrote:
> On Sep 24, 2015, at 17:40, CeDeROM <cederom@tlen.pl> wrote:
>
>> For RAID/NAS use ondy WD RED drives family :-) Others WILL break
>> timings with hidden error verify mechanisms..
>>
>> http://www.wdc.com/red
>
> I assume you are referring to the other “color” drives. I have had no
> issues with the RE and SE series of Datacenter drives in zpool
> configurations.

WD Reds are pretty solid, and I have used hundreds of them in ZFS pools 
without *apparent* issues, while I would never consider the blue or even 
less Green for this. However they're still a low-cost option - if I'd 
had the funds I would much rather have used SE or RE!




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